Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned Rassie van der Dussen’s dismissal in South Africa’s 2023 World Cup win against Pakistan. However, Pakistan set a 271-run target for South Africa after opting to bat first at Chepauk in Chennai on Friday, October 27. Although Van der Dussen was given out slightly controversially, South Africa eventually registered a nail-biting one-wicket win with 16 deliveries in hand as well.

Reflecting on South Africa’s chase in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said: “The way Rassie van der Dussen was given out – what was that? He was given out wrongly in my opinion. Two umpire’s call and from the naked eye it seemed like it was almost missing, but the umpire raised his finger as soon as the ball hit the pads. You do it so quickly when it is going to hit the middle of the middle stump.”

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He further added, “Quinton de Kock was looking good till the time he was playing and then he got out. He actually got out to a very good shot. Temba Bavuma came in place of Reeza Hendricks. You have come but will have to score runs. 2023 might have been good for you but you haven’t done anything in this tournament thus far.”

Aakash Chopra has also credited Aiden Markram for keeping South Africa in the run chase as well. He also added that Pakistan should have won the game after Markram’s dismissal.

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“Rassie van der Dussen played well till the time he was there but then he got out. If South Africa remained alive in this match, it was because of Aiden Markram, and they were alive for a long time. When he got out, there was a twist in the tale. It went in the air and Babar Azam took the catch. David Miller had gotten out before him and Marco Jansen also got out after hitting one or two sixes. The match gradually reached a stage where Pakistan should have closed the game but they could not,” Aakash Chopra concluded.